SINGAPORE, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The Singapore government is
considering whether to help the city-state's marine and offshore
engineering (M&OE) sector, which is facing a prolonged downturn
due to the slump in the oil market, the trade and industry
minister said on Monday.
BEIJING, Oct 31 (Reuters) - China's government has asked the
nation's top coal miners to cap the sales prices in their 2017
supply contracts at or below current spot market levels, sources
said, a highly unusual move that reflects Beijing's growing
panic about runaway prices.
HONG KONG, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Singapore companies, highly
exposed to slowing global trade and a lacklustre commodity
market, face a financing scramble in 2017, as more than US$12
billion of their bonds falls due and banks grow wary of lending
to the resources sector.
CARACAS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas
Maduro was expected to sit down on Sunday with members of the
opposition and foreign mediators, a gesture his foes suspect is
a time-wasting tactic to ease pressure on the unpopular
socialist leader.
CANNON BALL, N.D., Oct 30 (Reuters) - Authorities were
looking into the cause of a blaze that burned through about 400
acres near where Native American leaders are protesting against
a North Dakota oil pipeline they say threatens water and sacred
lands, officials said on Sunday.
CARACAS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas
Maduro was to sit down on Sunday with opposition representatives
and foreign mediators, a gesture his foes suspect is a
time-wasting tactic to ease pressure on the unpopular socialist
leader.
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